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Ottawa introduces legislation to crack down on vehicle theft
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- Published 04/28/2009
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Ottawa is introducing legislation aimed at cracking down on auto theft.
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says the best way to fight gangs and organized crime is to disrupt the criminal enterprises they depend on.
According to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, auto theft costs more than $1 billion a year.
The new legislation will create a separate crime of theft of a motor vehicle that would carry a mandatory six-month sentence after a third offence.
It would also create an offence of altering, destroying or removing a vehicle identification number.
Nicholson made the announcement on April 21st in Montreal, where there are more stolen vehicles and unrecovered stolen vehicles than anywhere in Canada.
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3 Responses to "Ottawa introduces legislation to crack down on vehicle theft" 
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said this on 29 Apr 2009 1:05:13 PM EDT
The 6 month sentence should be on the first offence - maybe then it would be a deterrant to repeat the crime.
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said this on 29 Apr 2009 3:58:27 PM EDT
I agree with comment. the first offence should carry prison time and each re-occuring theft the sentence should increase until after so many the sentence would be life without parole.
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said this on 30 Apr 2009 10:07:18 AM EDT
Six months is a joke! People work hard to buy a vehicle and theft will get six months after a third offence. The first should carry a sentence of 12 months and increase from there. If it is a young offender the parents should pay for damages to the vehicle or replace it.
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